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The Russian oil tanker had been loaded with about 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil. At least 1,300 tonnes, and probably more, had leaked into the sea, officials reportedly said. <\/div>\n
\n"There is serious concern that the spill will continue," Oleg Mitvol, head of the Russian state environmental safety watchdog was quoted as saying. <\/div>\n
\nSome say the region’s ecosystem could take 10 years to recover. "This is a large accident. I would call it a catastrophe. There are going to be huge consequences for sea life," the Guardian quoted Vladimir Sliviak, co-chairman of the Russian environmental group Ecodefence, as saying.<\/div>\n
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